Everglades City Seafood Festival 2011

The Everglades Seafood Festival continues from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Parking is always packed and the road into Everglades City gets backed up, sometimes to U.S. 41 and beyond, so come early or be patient. For more information, see www.evergladesseafoodfestival.com or phone (239) 695-4100.

Scenes from Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Scenes from Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Karen McCurry, an employee at Black Jack Grill in Tallahassee, FL, serves up crawfish on Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

An estimated 40,000 people were in attendance at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival and surrounding streets were clogged with vehicles in Everglades City, FL on Saturday. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Alisha Johnson, Homestead, FL, and Shaelyn Smith, 4, Orlando, FL, listen to live music on Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Scenes from Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Scenes from Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Scenes from Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Casey Weston, Naples, FL, performs before a crowd on Saturday at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Dawn Gurtner, Bradenton, FL, shows off a butterfly painted face on Saturday afternoon while painting one on another at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Evan Biorn, 5, Everglades City, FL, runs on water inside a bubble ride on Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Gladezmen, lead singer, performs at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival on Saturday afternoon in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Gladezmen bassist floor stopper in the shape of a green monster seen on stage at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival on Saturday afternoon in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Scenes from Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Scenes from Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Scenes from Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

An estimated 40,000 people were in attendance at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival and surrounding streets were clogged with vehicles in Everglades City, FL on Saturday. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Historic Seafood Festival Quilt being raffled off on Sunday at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Scenes from Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Scenes from Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Vendors offered lots of choices to patrons on Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News

Outgoing traffic went smoothly as Everglades City opened up both lanes on Hwy 29 on Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Everglades City Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. Michele AnneLouise Cohen/Special to the Daily News